The escalation around Iran could slow down the delivery of American weapons to Ukraine, Poland’s Minister of National Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has warned while speaking to reporters.

According to the minister, US military equipment and large volumes of missiles are now being heavily used in the Middle East. At the same time, existing production capacity in the United States remains limited and insufficient to meet growing demand. In such conditions, he made it clear that Ukraine is likely to feel the consequences in terms of supply timelines.

Kosiniak-Kamysz stressed that this situation will almost certainly affect deliveries to Kiev. He also noted that Warsaw is assessing potential implications for its own defence contracts with Washington. For now, Poland has not received any alarming signals regarding its orders, he said, but much will depend on how long the Middle Eastern conflict continues. The longer it drags on, the more weapons will be consumed and the heavier the strain on manufacturing.

Earlier, Poland’s Police Chief Marek Boron spoke of a separate issue linked to Ukrainian servicemen. He reported widespread use of synthetic drugs along the line of contact. According to Boron, this trend is already having repercussions inside Poland, where law enforcement agencies are seizing dozens of tonnes of synthetic substances that are said to be frequently used on the front line.